Russian Ambassador Visits Middlebury Institute, Speaks to Students
| by Sarah Bidgood
Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov spoke to Middlebury Institute students and later joined them for an informal lunch and conversation.
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MIIS Students Travel to Russia for MIRS Research
With help from the Monterey Initiative in Russian Studies, two students learn insights about U.S.-Russian relations.
Middlebury Institute Alumni to Lead Interpreter Corps at Tokyo Olympic Games
| by Jason Warburg
Alumni Alexandre Ponomarev MACI ’00 and Maureen Sweeney MPA ’94 will serve as chief and deputy chief of the interpreting staff for the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.
Jason Blazakis to Lead New Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir and Mary Chen MANPTS '19
Jason Blazakis will head the newly revitalized center dedicated to terrorism research at the Middlebury Institute, renamed the Center on Terrorism, Extremism, and Counterterrorism (CTEC).
Students Revamp Foreign Trade Zone for City of Nashville
| by Jason Warburg
International Trade Professor Warren “Wes” Small enlisted students Jennifer Romanin and Gunther Errhalt to help re-engineer Nashville’s Foreign Trade Zone.
Report calls for 'bold investment' in ocean research
| by Laurie Schreiber
A new report from Washington, D.C.-based American Geophysical Union says “bold investment” in scientific research by organizations like the Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Science is needed to effectively respond respond to rising sea levels and ocean temperatures and other changes that will impact coastal communities and their economies. Dr. Charles Colgan, Director of Research at the Center for the Blue Economy is quoted in this article.
“Every Day is Something Different” for Recent Grad Working at UN
| by Jason Warburg
Amy Mendenhall MACI ’18 achieved the rare feat of passing the UN’s Language Competitive Exam for Translators before graduating.
Ocean Research and Education Are Foundations for Economic Growth
| by Alexandra Shultz
The American Geophysical Union releases revised position statement that was first adopted in 2005.
Middlebury Institute Community Mourns Passing of Raymond Zilinskas
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The Middlebury Institute community is mourning the passing of Dr. Raymond A. Zilinskas, longtime adjunct faculty member and director of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Program at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
Professor Jan Black Honored for Decades of Human Rights Leadership
| by Eva Gudbergsdottir
The Jan Knippers Black Fund for Human Rights was launched with a lively and inspiring celebration at the Middlebury Institute on September 7th.